University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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ite Page student studying earh in the evening. Top student studying later in the evening. Left Instant caffeine. Richard WhiUey Student Life I 29 I

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Students Discover That Frustration, Delirium, and Panic are the Results of Procrastination What do you do the day before the history midterm on the 900-page novel you have yet to read? Let ' s face it. An all-nighter is the only solution. The world of an all-nighter is a realm of cold pizza, delivered late and stuck to the top of the box, and little white pills in boxes that defiantly proclaim SAFE AS COFFEE . How safe is coffee, any- way? Though there is no set of instructions to follow, most all-nighters are alike. The first phase of a normal cramming ssion is one of complete frustration, u have finally realized that you should have studied for that big test at 9 a.m. tomorrow instead of going to For- resters. Not to worry, there are still eight hours left. After attempting to study for a short while, some people find it calm- ing to throw open their window and scream to the world, ! HATE SCHOOL! WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG TO START STUDYING FOR THIS@ %$ !TEST? Pros call it delirium: the phase of an all-nighter that begins around the fourth hour of continuous cramming. You know it has arrived when you are mys- teriously compelled to climb up on your desk and spin in circles, or jump up and down on your roommate ' s bed while she is sleeping or maybe she ' s just trying to sleep with an obnoxious study fiend in the room. The arrival of this phase is the signal to begin the hourly run to Tastee ' s for donut holes possibly a sugar fix? Occasionally during delir- ium, you catch yourself pondering things like: Why are we on this plan- et? ... Now, what is the speed of ; light? . . . i before e except af- what letter? . . . How much caf- feine really is in a gallon of coffee? ... I think I would be happy as a Wai-mart greeter, Why don ' t I just quit col- lege?.. I ' ll bet I ' m the only person on campus studying tonight . . . That clock can ' t be right .... The final stage of the all nighter is the stage of revolt. In this blurred state, you finally understand that your professor is on an evil quest to gain control of the world. Why else would he schedule a test on Friday, the day after Thursday, the day of the happy hour that usually lasts for the duration? Finally, around 4:30 a.m., even the most determine student gives up trying to understand the history of the world and takes ajf short nap before the test. Some students claim they have never , pulled one, but all-nighters are a fact of ,. college life. Sooner or later, you just might have to pull one yourself. It ' s not;. fun. It ' s not even slightly amusing. It is a ; j walk on the weird side, an occurrence that everyone should experience at leasts once before graduation - - the all-- nighter. i 28 I Student Life

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Opposite page BSU Noonday in the Grove. Bottom Small group workshops at a weekend retreat, Below RUF small group Bible study. I 30 1 Student Life